eccman
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since August 2021
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Post by eccman on Sept 12, 2021 22:48:58 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Sept 12, 2021 23:07:34 GMT -5
Way to go Ian! This isn't the easiest material to tumble...I don't have the guts to do it yet!
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eccman
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since August 2021
Posts: 93
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Post by eccman on Sept 13, 2021 14:59:44 GMT -5
Way to go Ian! This isn't the easiest material to tumble...I don't have the guts to do it yet! I have snowflake obsidian finishing in a couple of days. I have read this is not easy as well. Testing myself early in my rock tumbling days. Ian
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Post by Rockindad on Sept 13, 2021 17:09:22 GMT -5
I have snowflake obsidian finishing in a couple of days. I have read this is not easy as well. Testing myself early in my rock tumbling days. Ian Go for it! Snowflake Obsidian was our second tumble ever and it turned out great..........until I got greedy and decided to put them back into polish for a few more days. Slurry got too thick, material started banging around in a big blob, Obsidian bruised all to sh.. Disappointed for sure but lesson learned. When we did them again it was all the more rewarding. You will often see well-meaning advice here that beginners should stick to Mohs 7/Agates/Jaspers. Probably smart advice (definitely the easier route) but I look at it a bit differently. I figured if you can get a nice polish on some softer stuff then the Mohs 7 materials will be gravy. Sodalite was our third tumble and manmade glass, magnesite, other obsidians, etc. were all done very early on. I really believe this made us better tumblers as it made us step up our game early on. Amethyst can be easy to beat up, but so worth it when it comes out nice, good job! Looking forward to seeing your Snowflake.
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